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INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA COURSE SCHEDULE

The Week of

Activities

Before the
semester begins

Go to the Blackboard Vista course homepage and
click on the
“Read this first!” link, then go to the “Math Orientation” to
view the Student Orientation Tutorial, read the Student Quick Start
Guide and obtain your Academic Systems Algebra log on
information. Next, log in to Academic Systems Algebra to look at
the material under “Resources” in preparation for the actual math
lessons. Also, on the Blackboard Vista course homepage read the
Welcome letter and the Syllabus. Personal Math Orientation
sessions are also available on campus. The course begins on
August 24th!

Each word written in blue is a
link to that subject.

Week 1
Aug 24 - 30

1. Read the Syllabus. It is the student's
responsibility to know the
information contained in the syllabus! If you have not already
done so, complete the work under “Before the Semester Begins”
above, so that you get off to a good start in the course!

2. Use the Blackboard Vista Mail tool to email a
Letter of
Introduction to your instructor that includes a little about
yourself, your educational goals, your phone number (including
area code), your mailing address, and an outside email address
(in case I need to contact you when our system is down). The
letter will count as your first homework grade.

3. Complete Lesson 3.1 - Introduction to Graphing
(2 hours).
(See procedure below.) (Homework: Pages 165-167, problems
57, 61, 71, 83.) Use graph paper in the course where
appropriate.
Procedure: On all Academic Systems Algebra lessons,
complete the entire computer tutorial for the lesson, then
work extra problems from the Apply and Homework sections
of your text (odds so that you can check your answers in the
back of your text), then complete the homework assignment
(shown in italics above) that is to be turned in to your
instructor, and finally take the online Evaluate quiz. Please
read the Homework and Online Evaluate Quiz sections of the
syllabus.

2. Complete Lesson 5.2 - Problem Solving (2 hours).
(Pages 278-
279, problems 1, 5, 11, 17, 21, 23.) The two videos, Mixture
Problem Part 1 and
Part 2 are supplements to Lesson
5.2.
To view the videos, see the information below. Video files are in Macromedia Flash
format. You must have
the Macromedia Flash Player plug-in installed in your web
browser to view the presentation; The Macromedia Flash
Player plug-in is available as free download.

Week 3
Sept 7 - 13

1. Watch all of the "Systems of Linear Equations"
videos Part 1, Part 2,
Part 3, and
Part 4. Print off Study Guide SE-1,
complete Worksheet SE-1. See below
on how to print off a
worksheet. Worksheets are to be turned in as homework
following the guidelines listed under Homework on the syllabus. Study guides and worksheets are in
Acrobat Reader
Portable Document Format (PDF). Right click on the file link
and choose Save File As from the menu to save the file to
your local computer. The Adobe Acrobat Reader must be
installed on your computer to view the PDF version; Adobe
Acrobat Reader is available as a free download.

3. Watch the two "Compound Inequalities" videos
Part 1 and Part 2. Complete
Worksheet CI-1 and submit it to your
instructor.
Friday, September 25th, is the deadline for applying for Fall 2009
graduation.

3. Complete Lesson 8.2 - Rational Expressions II
(3 hours).
(Pages 465-467, problems 9, 15, 21, 22, 31, 33, 37, 39, 47, 66,
67, 72, 76, 79, 82, 83.)
Note: The midterm exam must be taken next week on
Wednesday or Thursday, October 14th or 15th. Allow a three
hour block of time during the hours of 8 AM until 9 PM for the
exam. If you are close to CCC, make an appointment by email
with your instructor to take the midterm exam on campus. If
you are off-site, fill out the
Proctor Request Form and mail
or fax it to your instructor. The Midterm Exam Review will
indicate the types of problems that will be on the exam. Read
the Midterm Exam portion of the Syllabus for more
information.

Week 8
Oct 12 - 18

1. On Wednesday or Thursday, take the proctored
paper-andpencil
Midterm Exam.

Note: The Final Exam must be taken next week on
Tuesday
or Wednesday, December 8th or 9th. Allow a three hour block
of time during the hours of 8 AM until 9 PM for the exam. If
you are close to Clovis Community College, make an
appointment by email with your instructor to take the final
exam on campus. If you are off-site, fill out the
Proctor
Request Form and mail or fax it to your instructor. The Final Exam Review will indicate the
types of problems that
will be on the exam. Read the Final Exam portion of the
Syllabus for more information.

Week 16
Dec 7 - 11

1. On Tuesday or Wednesday, take the proctored
paper-andpencil
Final Exam. The Final Exam must be completed
and returned to me by Wednesday, December 9th.